NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
APPLICATION OF HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.,
FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A 46KV OVERHEAD AND
UNDERGROUND LINE FOR THE FARRINGTON HIGHWAY
WIDENING PROJECT, AND TO COMMIT FUNDS IN EXCESS OF $2,500,000
Docket No. 2023-0234
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ("Commission"), pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) §§ 269-27.5 and 269-27.6, HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that it will hold a public hearing on Oahu relating to the Application of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (“Hawaiian Electric”) filed on May 3, 2023, as revised on March 8, 2024 (“Application”), regarding the PE005766-Farrington Highway Widening Project as noted below, and described in the Application. The public hearing will be held as follows:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
Kapolei Middle School Cafeteria
91-5335 Kapolei Pkwy
Kapolei, HI 96707
Hawaiian Electric is a public utility that provides electricity service to the island of Oahu. On May 3, 2023, Hawaiian Electric filed an Application, which was revised on March 8, 2024, requesting that the Commission: (1) approve the commitment of approximately $9,833,040 in funds for the PE005766-Farrington Highway Widening Project (“Project”); (2) determine that the Project’s 46 kV line relocations, as described in the Application, be constructed above and below the surface of the ground, pursuant to HRS § 269-27.6; and (3) conduct a public hearing pursuant to HRS § 269-27.5 for the permanent overhead and underground relocation of an existing 46kV overhead and underground sub-transmission line through a residential area. According to Hawaiian Electric, the Project also involves the installation of one new 138kV pole which is in the same alignment with the existing 138kV overhead lines and will not require new 138kV conductors, among other things.
The Commission will hold a public hearing on June 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. to allow interested persons to state their views on the Application, including but not limited to the proposed overhead and underground relocation of the existing 46kV overhead and underground sub-transmission line and the installation of one new 138kV pole, which is proposed to be in the same alignment with the existing 138kV overhead lines.
The foregoing is a brief summary of the requests included in the Application. Copies of the Application are available for public review through the Commission’s electronic Case and Document Management System, which can be accessed at https://hpuc.my.site.com/cdms/s/search after typing “2023-0234” in the search field. In addition, copies of the Application are also available for review by contacting the Commission’s Honolulu Office at (808) 586-2020 or the Division of Consumer Advocacy at (808) 586-2800.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing to state their views on Hawaiian Electric’s proposed Project. Statements may also be e mailed to the Public Utilities Commission at puc@hawaii.gov or mailed to 465 South King Street, Room 103, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. All written statements should reference Docket No. 2023-0234. Any person may request an auxiliary aid or service or an accommodation due to a disability by contacting the Commission within five (5) days of the public hearing date.
Leodoloff R. Asuncion, Jr.
Chair
(SA1454574 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/2/24)
